A federal magistrate judge dismissed the DOJ criminal complaint against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides over allegations that they lied to Congress about the Hunter Biden investigation. [S1][S3][S5]
Judge Zia Faruqui found the government had not shown probable cause that the two officials knowingly lied to lawmakers. [S1][S4][S5]
Verification result: verified, because the central dismissal claim is directly corroborated by four independent non-wire reporting families and none of the two material claims is contradicted. [S1][S3][S4][S5]
The allegations were unveiled through a criminal complaint on Oct. 23 rather than a grand-jury indictment, and the dismissal followed on Nov. 2. [S1][S3]
The DOJ said it disagreed with the ruling and was evaluating its options, while reports said it could seek further review or a grand-jury indictment. [S1][S3][S5]
The supplied sources contain no validated contradiction of the dismissal, though the provided material does not include the court order itself. [S1][S3]
